Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 14

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Dancing with the Stars
Season 14
Hosted byDaniel McPherson
Edwina Bartholomew
JudgesAdam Garcia
Kym Johnson
Todd McKenney
Helen Richey
Celebrity winnerDavid Rodan
Professional winnerMelanie Hooper
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release30 September (2014-09-30) –
25 November 2014 (2014-11-25)
Season chronology
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The fourteenth season of Dancing with the Stars debuted on 30 September 2014. Daniel McPherson and Edwina Bartholomew returned as hosts, while Adam Garcia, Kym Johnson, Todd McKenney, and Helen Richey returned as judges.

AFL player David Rodan and Melanie Hooper were announced as the winners on 25 November, while Home and Away actress Lynne McGranger and Carmelo Pizzino finished in second place, and singer Ricki-Lee Coulter and Jarryd Byrne finished in third.

Couples[edit]

This season featured eleven celebrity contestants. The cast was announced on 28 August.[1] Actor Paul Fenech was originally part of the cast, but withdrew after he was arrested in September.[2]

Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status
Ashley Hart Model Julz Tocker Eliminated 1st
on 7 October 2014
April Rose Pengilly Actress & model Aric Yegudkin Eliminated 2nd
on 14 October 2014
Kyly Clarke Model Damian Whitewood Withdrew
on 14 October 2014
Mark Holden Singer Jessica Prince Eliminated 3rd
on 21 October 2014
Eamon Sullivan Olympic swimmer Ash-Leigh Hunter
Melanie Hooper (Week 5)
Eliminated 4th
on 30 October 2014
Torah Bright Olympic snowboarder Robbie Kmetoni
Jarryd Byrne (Week 5)
Withdrew
on 4 November 2014
Matt Cooper NRL player Masha Belash
Ash-Leigh Hunter (Week 5)
Eliminated 5th
on 11 November 2014
Tai Hara Home and Away actor Jorja Freeman
Masha Belash (Week 5)
Eliminated 6th
on 18 November 2014
Ricki-Lee Coulter Singer-songwriter Jarryd Byrne
Carmelo Pizzino (Week 5)
Third place
on 25 November 2014
Lynne McGranger Home and Away actress Carmelo Pizzino
Robbie Kmetoni (Week 5)
Runners-up
on 25 November 2014
David Rodan AFL player Melanie Hooper
Jorja Freeman (week 5)
Winners
on 25 November 2014

Scoring chart[edit]

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

  Winners
  Runners-up
  Third place
  Bottom two
  Withdrew from competition
  Eliminated
Dancing with the Stars (season 14) - Weekly scores
Couple Pl. Week
1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 5+6 7 8 7+8 9 10
David & Melanie 1st 34 28 62 33 36 38 33+10=43 81 36+35=71 33+28=61 132 30+40=70 40+40+40=120[a]
Lynne & Carmelo 2nd 29 30 59 32 25 29 28+5=33 62 30+32=62 29+32=61 123 28+35=63 36+38+36=110[b]
Ricki-Lee & Jarryd 3rd 31 34 65 30 33 32 36+8=44 76 33+35=68 36+37=73 141 27+37=64 40+38=78[c]
Tai & Jorja 4th 32 23 55 23 22[d] 32 35+9=44 76 26+32=58 35+34=69 127 29+36=65[e]
Matt & Masha 5th 28 27 55 32 29 32 32+7=39 71 24+32=56 38+37=75 131[e]
Torah & Robbie 6th 15 35 50 21[d] 33 30 31+6=37 67[d] [f]
Eamon & Ash-Leigh 7th 29 32 61 35 28 26 27+4=31 57[e]
Mark & Jessica 8th 19 17 36[d] 4 12[e]
Kyly & Damian 9th 35 34 69 [f]
April & Aric 10th 32 30 62 29[e]
Ashley & Julz 11th 28 23 51[e]
Notes
  1. ^ This couple finished in first place.
  2. ^ This couple finished in second place.
  3. ^ This couple finished in third place.
  4. ^ a b c d This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
  5. ^ a b c d e f This couple was eliminated.
  6. ^ a b This couple withdrew from the competition.

Weekly scores[edit]

Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Kym Johnson, Adam Garcia.

Week 1[edit]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music
Ashley & Julz 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "I Will Never Let You Down" — Rita Ora
Eamon & Ash-Leigh 29 (6, 8, 7, 8) Foxtrot "Story of My Life" — One Direction
Kyly & Damian 35 (9, 9, 9, 8) Contemporary "Read All About It" — Emeli Sande
David & Melanie 34 (9, 8, 8, 9) Cha-cha-cha "Everybody" — Justice Crew
Lynne & Carmelo 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) Viennese waltz "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" — James Brown
Matt & Masha 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Timber" — Pitbull, feat. Kesha
Mark & Jessica 19 (2, 6, 6, 5) Foxtrot "You Make Me Feel So Young" — Frank Sinatra
April & Aric 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Viennese waltz "Say Something" — A Great Big World, feat. Christina Aguilera
Torah & Robbie 15 (1, 3, 5, 6) Foxtrot "Rather Be" — Clean Bandit, feat. Jess Glynne
Tai & Jorja 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Contemporary "All of Me" — John Legend
Ricki-Lee & Jarryd 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Move" — Little Mix

Week 2[edit]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
David & Melanie 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Samba "I Want You Back" — The Jackson 5 Safe
Matt & Masha 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Waltz "Let It Go" — Idina Menzel Safe
April & Aric 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Samba "Bamboleo" — Gipsy Kings Safe
Mark & Jessica 17 (3, 5, 5, 4) Viennese waltz "She's Leaving Home" — The Beatles Bottom two
Lynne & Carmelo 30 (8, 8, 7, 7) Jive "Shake a Tail Feather" — Ray Charles Safe
Kyly & Damian 34 (7, 9, 9, 9) Waltz "You Raise Me Up" – Josh Groban Safe
Ashley & Julz 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Salsa "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" — Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes Eliminated
Eamon & Ash-Leigh 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Paso doble "The Pretender" — Foo Fighters Safe
Ricki-Lee & Jarryd 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) Contemporary "One Sweet Day" — Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men Safe
Tai & Jorja 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Keep it Loose, Keep it Tight" — Amos Lee Safe
Torah & Robbie 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) Contemporary "Roar" — Katy Perry Safe

Week 3[edit]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Matt & Masha 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Tango "Love Runs Out" — OneRepublic Safe
Eamon & Ash-Leigh 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) Quickstep "Puttin' On the Ritz" — Irving Berlin Safe
April & Aric 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) Rumba "You Ruin Me" — The Veronicas Eliminated
David & Melanie 33 (7, 9, 9, 8) Viennese waltz "If I Knew" — Bruno Mars Safe
Tai & Jorja 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Jive "Don't Stop" — 5 Seconds of Summer Safe
Mark & Jessica 4 (1, 1, 1, 1) Jazz "House of Fun" — Madness Safe
Torah & Robbie 21 (5, 5, 6, 5) Samba "Problem" — Ariana Grande, feat. Iggy Azalea Bottom two
Ricki-Lee & Jarryd 30 (7, 8, 8, 7) Rumba "Halo" — Beyoncé Safe
Lynne & Carmelo 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Tango "Addicted to You" — Avicii Safe

Week 4[edit]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
David & Melanie 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Quickstep "Let's Go Crazy" — Prince & The Revolution Safe
Matt & Masha 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) Salsa "U Can't Touch This" — MC Hammer Safe
Eamon & Ash-Leigh 28 (7, 8, 7, 6) Tango "Rock and Roll All Nite" — KISS Safe
Torah & Robbie 33 (9, 8, 8, 8) Jive "Shake It Off" — Taylor Swift Safe
Lynne & Carmelo 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) Cha-cha-cha "It's My Party" — Jessie J Safe
Tai & Jorja 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Party Rock Anthem" — LMFAO Bottom two
Mark & Jessica 12 (1, 3, 3, 5) Paso doble "Highway To Hell" — AC/DC Eliminated
Ricki-Lee & Jarryd 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) Foxtrot "Time After Time" — Cyndi Lauper Safe

Week 5[edit]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music
Tai & Masha 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Paso doble "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" — Fall Out Boy
Torah & Jarryd 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Viennese waltz "The Only Exception" — Paramore
Eamon & Melanie 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) Jive "Dance with Me Tonight" — Olly Murs
Matt & Ash-Leigh 32 (9, 8, 8, 7) Foxtrot "Moondance" — Van Morrison
David & Jorja 38 (10, 9, 9, 10) Rumba "Thinking Out Loud" — Ed Sheeran
Ricki-Lee & Carmelo 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Jive "Another Man" — Itch, feat. Megan Joy
Lynne & Robbie 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) Foxtrot "Dark Paradise" — Lana Del Rey

Couples performed one unlearned dance style with a different partner selected by the general public; no elimination took place.

Week 6[edit]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Ricki-Lee & Jarryd 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Paso doble "Thriller" — Michael Jackson Safe
David & Melanie 33 (9, 8, 8, 8) Tango "Black Widow" — Iggy Azalea, feat. Rita Ora Safe
Eamon & Ash-Leigh 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Samba "Fun House" — Pink Eliminated
Matt & Masha 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Paso doble "Sympathy for the Devil" — The Rolling Stones Safe
Tai & Jorja 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) Tango "Little Drop of Poison" — Tom Waits Safe
Lynne & Carmelo 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Quickstep "That Old Black Magic" — Frank Sinatra Safe
Torah & Robbie 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Paso doble "Bring Me to Life" — Evanescence Bottom two
Eamon & Ash-Leigh 4 Halloween
Marathon
"This is Halloween" — from The Nightmare Before Christmas,
"Devil Gate Drive" — Suzi Quatro,
"Monster Mash" — Bobby "Boris" Pickett &
"The Time Warp" — from The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Lynne & Carmelo 5
Torah & Robbie 6
Matt & Masha 7
Ricki-Lee & Jarryd 8
Tai & Jorja 9
David & Melanie 10

Week 7[edit]

Due to Torah being injured, she was replaced by Ash-Leigh Hunter in the team dance. Because of Torah's injury, there was also no elimination this week.

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music
David & Melanie 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Jive "Happy" — Pharrell Williams
Matt & Masha 24 (5, 6, 7, 6) Rumba "Impossible" — James Arthur
Tai & Jorja 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "Hallelujah" — Jeff Buckley
Lynne & Carmello 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Jazz "Le Jazz Hot!" — from Victor/Victoria
Ricki-Lee & Jarryd 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) Viennese waltz "Fallin'" — Alicia Keys
Lynne & Carmello
Matt & Masha
Tai & Jorja
32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Team Rock
(Paso doble & Tango)
"Thunderstruck" — AC/DC
Ash-Leigh & Robbie
David & Melanie
Ricki-Lee & Jarryd
35 (8, 8, 10, 9) Team Pop
(Cha-cha-cha & Samba)
"Bom Bom" — Sam and the Womp

Week 8[edit]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Tai & Jorja 35 (8, 10, 9, 8) Paso doble "Scott & Fran's Paso Doble" — from Strictly Ballroom Safe
34 (9, 8, 8, 9) Rumba "Stay with Me" — Sam Smith
Matt & Masha 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) Foxtrot "It's a Beautiful Day" — Michael Bublé Eliminated
37 (9, 9, 10, 9) Argentine tango "Asi se Baila el Tango" — Veronica Verdier
David & Melanie 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) Rumba "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" — Paloma Faith Safe
28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"—Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Lynne & Carmelo 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) Foxtrot "You're the Boss" — Elvis Presley & Ann-Margret Safe
32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Waltz "Open Arms" — Mariah Carey
Ricki-Lee & Jarryd 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Jive "Bang Bang" — Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj Safe
37 (10, 9, 9, 9) Tango "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" — Lorde

Week 9 - Semifinals[edit]

Each semi-finalist was mentored by one of the four judges this week, and this judge was unable to score their corresponding couple in round one.

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Mentor Scores Dance Music Result
Ricki-Lee & Jarryd Kym Johnson 27 (9, 9, X, 9) Quickstep "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx Safe
37 (9, 9, 10, 9) Broadway "Cinema Italiano" — Kate Hudson
Tai & Jorja Helen Richey 29 (9, X, 10, 10) Argentine tango "El Sonido De La Milonga" — Campo Eliminated
36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Urban "Talk Dirty" — Jason Derulo, feat. 2 Chainz
Lynne & Carmelo Adam Garcia 28 (10, 9, 9, X) Salsa "Conga" — Gloria Estefan Safe
35 (8, 10, 9, 8) Charleston "Pencil Full of Lead" — Paolo Nutini
David & Melanie Todd McKenney 30 (X, 10, 10, 10) Contemporary "Latch" — Sam Smith Safe
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Bollywood "Ek Ajnabee" — Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh & Vishal Dadlani

Week 10 - Grand Finale[edit]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Ricki-Lee & Jarryd 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Paso doble "Malaguena" — Domingo DeGrazia Third place
38 (9, 10, 9, 10) Freestyle "Shot Me Down" — David Guetta, feat. Skylar Grey
David & Melanie 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Quickstep "Jumpin' Jack" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Winners
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Freestyle "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" — Michael Jackson
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Cha-cha-cha "Everybody" — Justice Crew
Lynne & Carmelo 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Jazz "I'm a Woman" — from Smokey Joe's Cafe Runners-up
38 (9, 9, 10, 10) Freestyle "I Just Wanna Dance" — Alison Jiear
36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Jive "Shake a Tail Feather" — Ray Charles

Dance chart[edit]

The couples performed the following each week:

  • Weeks 1–5: One unlearned dance
  • Week 6: One unlearned dance & dance marathon
  • Week 7: One unlearned dance & team dance
  • Week 8: Week 5 dance & one unlearned dance
  • Week 9: Two unlearned dances
  • Week 10: Audience's choice, judges' choice & freestyle
Dancing with the Stars (season 14) - Dance chart
Couple Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
David & Melanie Cha-cha-cha Samba Viennese waltz Quickstep Rumba Tango Halloween
Marathon
Jive Team
Dance
Rumba Foxtrot Contemp. Bollywood Quickstep Freestyle Cha-cha-cha
Lynne & Carmelo Viennese waltz Jive Tango Cha-cha-cha Foxtrot Quickstep Jazz Team
Dance
Foxtrot Waltz Salsa Charleston Jazz Freestyle Jive
Ricki-Lee & Jarryd Cha-cha-cha Contemp. Rumba Foxtrot Jive Paso doble Viennese waltz Team
Dance
Jive Tango Quickstep Broadway Paso doble Freestyle
Tai & Jorja Contemp. Foxtrot Jive Cha-cha-cha Paso doble Tango Viennese waltz Team
Dance
Paso doble Rumba Argentine tango Urban
Matt & Masha Cha-cha-cha Waltz Tango Salsa Foxtrot Paso doble Rumba Team
Dance
Foxtrot Argentine tango
Torah & Robbie Foxtrot Contemp. Samba Jive Viennese waltz Paso doble
Eamon & Ashleigh Foxtrot Paso doble Quickstep Tango Jive Samba
Mark & Jessica Foxtrot Viennese waltz Jazz Paso doble
Kyly & Damian Contemp. Waltz
April & Aric Viennese waltz Samba Rumba
Ashley & Julz Cha-cha-cha Salsa

Reception[edit]

Viewership[edit]

Episode Original airdate Viewers
(in millions)
Rank Source
1 Week 1 30 September 2014 1.040 #6 [3]
2 Week 2 7 October 2014 0.882 #7 [4]
3 Week 3 14 October 2014 0.946 #5 [5]
4 Week 4 21 October 2014 0.954 #2 [6]
5 Week5 28 October 2014 0.902 #4 [7]
6 Week 6 30 October 2014 0.898 #5 [8]
7 Week 7 4 November 2014 0.883 #9 [9]
8 Week 8 11 November 2014 0.886 #6 [10]
9 Week 9 18 November 2014 0.908 #5 [11]
10 Week 10 25 November 2014 1.063 #1 [12]

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